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fix(search_code): tighten query description for accurate model guidance
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion README.md
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Expand Up @@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ The following sets of tools are available:
- `order`: Sort order for results (string, optional)
- `page`: Page number for pagination (min 1) (number, optional)
- `perPage`: Results per page for pagination (min 1, max 100) (number, optional)
- `query`: Search query using GitHub's powerful code search syntax. Examples: 'content:Skill language:Java org:github', 'NOT is:archived language:Python OR language:go', 'repo:github/github-mcp-server'. Supports exact matching, language filters, path filters, and more. (string, required)
- `query`: Search query (GitHub code search REST). Implicit AND between terms; supports `OR`, `NOT`, and `"quoted phrase"` for exact match. Qualifiers: `repo:owner/repo`, `org:`, `user:`, `language:`, `path:dir` (prefix match), `filename:exact.ext`, `extension:`, `in:file`, `in:path`, `size:`, `is:archived`, `is:fork`. Max 256 chars. Examples: `WithContext language:go org:github`; `"package main" repo:o/r`; `func extension:go path:cmd repo:o/r`; `NOT TODO language:go repo:o/r`. (string, required)
- `sort`: Sort field ('indexed' only) (string, optional)

- **search_repositories** - Search repositories
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/search_code.snap
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"type": "number"
},
"query": {
"description": "Search query using GitHub's powerful code search syntax. Examples: 'content:Skill language:Java org:github', 'NOT is:archived language:Python OR language:go', 'repo:github/github-mcp-server'. Supports exact matching, language filters, path filters, and more.",
"description": "Search query (GitHub code search REST). Implicit AND between terms; supports `OR`, `NOT`, and `\"quoted phrase\"` for exact match. Qualifiers: `repo:owner/repo`, `org:`, `user:`, `language:`, `path:dir` (prefix match), `filename:exact.ext`, `extension:`, `in:file`, `in:path`, `size:`, `is:archived`, `is:fork`. Max 256 chars. Examples: `WithContext language:go org:github`; `\"package main\" repo:o/r`; `func extension:go path:cmd repo:o/r`; `NOT TODO language:go repo:o/r`.",
"type": "string"
},
"sort": {
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion pkg/github/search.go
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Expand Up @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func SearchCode(t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) inventory.ServerTool {
Properties: map[string]*jsonschema.Schema{
"query": {
Type: "string",
Description: "Search query using GitHub's powerful code search syntax. Examples: 'content:Skill language:Java org:github', 'NOT is:archived language:Python OR language:go', 'repo:github/github-mcp-server'. Supports exact matching, language filters, path filters, and more.",
Description: "Search query (GitHub code search REST). Implicit AND between terms; supports `OR`, `NOT`, and `\"quoted phrase\"` for exact match. Qualifiers: `repo:owner/repo`, `org:`, `user:`, `language:`, `path:dir` (prefix match), `filename:exact.ext`, `extension:`, `in:file`, `in:path`, `size:`, `is:archived`, `is:fork`. Max 256 chars. Examples: `WithContext language:go org:github`; `\"package main\" repo:o/r`; `func extension:go path:cmd repo:o/r`; `NOT TODO language:go repo:o/r`.",
},
"sort": {
Type: "string",
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